Our annual CACH-ALL Reunion is back over the weekend Friday 8th – Sunday 10th March.
If you have not signed up make sure you do ASAP, you can find the registration form on in the News area on the website (for safety reasons, the page is only available to CACH-ALL members with online accounts so please ensure you are signed into your CACH-ALL account to access the page). Alternatively, contact us on info@cach-all.org.uk
You can find a round-up and more details of what talks, activities, stalls and more we have organised for over the weekend.
TALKS
Annalisa – Navigating Microaggressions: Setting Boundaries as an Adoptee
Annalisa, a cultural producer, communications strategist and award winning doctoral researcher will be discussing upbringing, heritage and how to keep boundaries when navigating microaggressions as an adoptee.
Adoptee Q&A
The popular Adoptee Q&A panel is back, and they will be sharing their unique stories and life experiences growing up as an adoptee. We hope to cover a broad range of topics and we will also welcome any questions you might have on the day.
Adoptee Skincare & Make-Up Panel
Adoptees from the CACH-LL community will also be running a skincare and make-up session for us where they talk through how they do their makeup and some of the best brands and techniques for different Asian complexions and face shapes.
Jan Way – Change and Challenge – Why do adoptees find transitions tricky
Jan Way, a social worker specialising in intercountry adoption and an adoptive mother. This talk will focus on key times of change in an adoptee’s life and consider the impact adoption has on transitions both for them and their adoptive families. This will include adolescence, leaving home and establishing a family.
Debbie Doherty – Parents Mixer
Our very own Debbie Doherty will be hosting an informal mixer and Q&A for parents who may need a bit of peer support and to meet other parents in CACH-ALL. Come along and ask questions/compare notes with other parents who may be going through/have been through the same challenges as you.
ACTIVITIES
- Daisy and Shirley will be running another Quiz on Friday evening with prizes up for grabs!
- K-pop dance workshop run by Jinder from Birmingham K-pop Choom
- Lion Dance, Kung Fu and Tai Chi workshops
- Sushi making (with an extra session this year!)
- Candle painting and Jewellery making mixers with sessions for Young Adoptees, Older Adoptees and Parents to come together and chat over crafting and coffee!
- The Escape Room is back with a new Historical theme
- Small Sculpture Workshop – create an small table-top sized sculpture out of wax-based modelling materials onto a pre-prepared wire framework
STALLS
- Curzon Chinese Antiques
- ChinaFinds
- Second Hand Jewellery
- Jenny Hamilton Gibbs – Ink Art
- Michael Denton – Wood Turner
- Kim Cutler – West Haddon Soap
- Neil’s Yard Cosmetics
- Wild Patch Illustration
- Karen Green – Cupcakes in aid of CACH-ALL
- Ali Moorhouse – Handmade Wooden Items
- Flo Stanley – Jewellery
- Hannah and Catherine Garland – Cards and Prints
- Portrait Artist
- CACH-ALL Raffle
RAFFLE – Donations Required!
We are looking for generous members within the community to donate any gifts for the raffle with all proceeds going towards the CACH-ALL Award and CACH-ALL community events.Please contact the CACH-ALL Fundraising team (info@cach-all.org.uk) for large/ high value items. Otherwise, please do bring them along with you to the Reunion.